await
Usage
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The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
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While we await the outcome, the historical relationship between City's Abu Dhabi-based owners and Manchester's political elite - including the now Prime Minister Andy Burnham - has been in the spotlight.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Beyond the settlement, investors also await the launch of the stroke-prevention drug asundexian in the U.S. and data from rival product milvexian, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
As we await the results, it’s worth taking note of several questions:
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
I’ll see you back in your inbox on Monday, with some special Slatest programming as we await the midterms.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
We await word of Jocko, but fear that he hath met his final reward.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
While Adams ultimately turned his financial situation around, his experience illustrates an often invisible trap that awaits many service members when they step out of uniform.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
For now, fans are hoping that Christmas could be about to come early this year, as the world awaits the imminent announcement of the next actor to play 007.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
But a long list of challenges awaits: grappling with worst-in-the-nation unemployment, solving the housing crisis, and preparing for and responding to seemingly endless fires, floods and other natural disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
CVS said it would split into two companies as Wall Street awaits third-quarter adjusted earnings which are expected at $1.65 a share.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Because they will have to go through whatever awaits them, without me.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he awaited trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Treasury yields ticked higher as investors awaited the U.S. election results and the government’s quarterly refunding announcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gold prices fell slightly as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s meeting for more cues on the direction of interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The sixth instalment in the flagship series has been awaited by players around the world for more than 13 years, since the release of "GTA V".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Despite rumors, many Jews didn’t believe the fate that awaited them.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Wheeling its way between dining booths at a neon-lit restaurant in Pakistan's Karachi megacity, a robot waitress drops off a fresh pizza to an awaiting family.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
It’s Thursday and Jerry Coats is awaiting the arrival of his niece, Angela McDow.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
The market has been awaiting a decision on potential U.S. duties on refined copper, which the Commerce Secretary recommended enforcing at 15% next year, rising to 30% in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Iran has expanded its threats but says it is awaiting the latest U.S. response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The adventure awaiting us was unclear, but we knew it would be one.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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